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[_ARG1 The percentage of lung cancer deaths among the workers at the West Groton , Mass. , paper factory] [_rel appears] *-1 to be the highest for any asbestos workers studied * in Western industrialized countries , he said 0 *T*-2 .
[_ARG1 The survival of spinoff Cray Computer Corp. as a fledgling in the supercomputer business] [_rel appears] *-1 to depend heavily on the creativity -- and longevity -- of its chairman and chief designer , Seymour Cray .
`` [_ARG1 He] [_rel appears] *-1 to be in it for the long haul . ''
[_ARG1 Some of the surge in the stock 's price] [_rel appeared] *-1 to be linked *-39 to revived takeover speculation , which *T*-28 has contributed to volatility of Campbell shares in recent months .
[_ARG1 Campbell 's international businesses , particularly in the U.K. and Italy ,] [_rel appear] *-1 to be at the heart of its problems .
[_ARGM-TMP So far] , they said 0 *T*-2 , [_ARG1 investors] [_rel appear] unenthusiastic about the new issue which *T*-1 might force the government to raise the coupon to more than 7 % .
[_ARG1 The earnings drop] [_rel appears] particularly steep [_ARGM-ADV in comparison with last year 's unusually strong third quarter , when the company was riding an industrywide boom in demand and pricing *T*-1] .
But other sectors failed *-1 to attract investor interest and remained sluggish , *-1 making [_ARG1 overall trading] [_rel appear] mixed .
[_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG1 it] [_rel appears] *-1 to be the sort of hold 0 one makes *T*-2 while *-3 heading for the door .
[_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG1 neither the pilots nor the machinists] [_rel appear] interested , and Mr. Davis is barred *-1 from *-3 making a new bid under terms of an agreement 0 he made *T*-2 with UAL in September unless UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U* a share .
The tender offer , which *T*-1 surprised analysts because [_ARG1 it] [_rel appeared] *-2 to be unsolicited , could spark a period of industry consolidation .
Analysts , however , were surprised *-1 because [_ARG1 the tender offer] [_rel appeared] unsolicited .
[_ARG1 The two companies] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel appear] *-1 to be a logical fit because of their complementary lines , and analysts described the offer , representing a 36 % premium over Nekoosa 's market price , as fair .
McDonald 's Mr. Millis said 0 [_ARG1 Goodyear] [_rel appeared] *-1 to have held or gained some market share in the U.S. for the first time since the second quarter of 1988 .
[_ARG1 The most recent sales] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel appear] *-1 to be option-related , he said 0 *T*-2 .
Mr. Hardis said 0 [_ARG1 truck-fleet operators] [_rel appear] *-1 to be cautious about *-2 buying new trucks until they see how the economy behaves *T*-3 .
He predicted that the most popular growth companies will be those with `` some kind of unique product or franchise '' that *T*-1 makes [_ARG1 them] [_rel appear] able *-2 to sustain their momentum .
[_ARG1 Mr. Skase 's statement] was addressed *-1 to the stock exchange and [_rel appeared] *-1 to be a response to the inquiry .
Mark Schoeppner , portfolio manager at Pittsburgh-based Quaker Capital Management , says that [_ARGM-CAU in reaction to nervousness about debt-laden buy-out transactions] , [_ARG1 analysts and investors] [_ARGM-TMP now] [_rel appear] *-2 to be `` valuing stock based on future earnings as * opposed to the amount of debt 0 the company can support *T*-1 . ''
[_ARGM-TMP Only a year ago] , [_ARG1 the chairman of Bond Corp. , who *T*-1 controls about 58 % of the company ,] [_rel appeared] *-2 to be building a war chest *-3 to attack some big companies .
Mr. Stein said 0 [_ARG1 some retailers -- perhaps anxious about * minimizing inventories --] [_rel appear] *-1 to have held back on orders in September but have been ordering more heavily in October .
[_ARG1 The axiom] [_rel appears] *-1 to be that the more valuable the asset , the harder the privatization process .
[_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG1 the pilots union , which *T*-1 has been pushing for a takeover since 1987] , [_rel appears] *-2 to be pressing ahead with the revised bid *-3 to avoid further loss of momentum even though it has n't found a partner 0 *T*-4 to replace British Air .
[_ARG1 Pilot union advisers] [_rel appeared] confident that a new bid could go forward even without British Air 's participation .
[_ARG1 The two banks] [_rel appear] *-1 to be a good fit .
[_ARG1 BanPonce] reacted cooly at first , but [_rel appeared] *-1 to be won over *-2 , analysts said 0 *T*-3 , by Banco Popular 's assurances that it wanted only a friendly transaction .
[_ARG1 Mr. Trump and Bally] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel appeared] *-1 to have some leverage in the case because in the state of Delaware , where Bally is incorporated *T*-2 , courts have held that greenmail is often protected *-3 by the business-judgment rule .
But even though [_ARG1 Tokyo] [_rel appears] unharmed by recent market volatility , analysts and traders say 0 there are still a few concerns on the horizon .
Observers said 0 it [_rel appeared] [_ARG1 that British Air was angered *-1 at the way 0 the bid has degenerated into confusion *T*-3 , as well as by the banks ' effort 0 *T*-4 to round up financing for what one called *T*-5 `` a deal that *T*-2 is n't a deal] . ''
But William O. Bourke , chairman and chief executive officer , said 0 [_ARG1 the ingot price] `` [_rel appears] *-1 to have bottomed out . ''
[_ARGM-TMP At the start of trading last Wednesday] , [_ARG1 the average] [_rel appeared] *-1 to plunge more than 200 points .
[_ARG1 The timing of Quantum 's chief executive officer , John Hoyt Stookey ,] [_rel appeared] *-1 to be nothing less than inspired , [_ARGM-ADV because he had just increased Quantum 's reliance on plastics] .
[_ARG1 The short-term outlook for Adobe 's business] , [_ARGM-DIS however] , [_rel appears] strong .
[_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG1 banks] [_rel appear] *-1 to be taking an increasingly skeptical view of requests for high-risk takeover loans .
Intel 's stock rose in early over-the-counter trading Friday , as [_ARG1 investors] [_rel appeared] relieved that the company 's income from continuing operations was only slightly below the second quarter 's earnings of $ 99.3 million *U* , or 53 cents a share , and that sales actually exceeded the $ 747.3 million *U* for the second period .